US Patent Issued to University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education on July 7 for "Linear variable differential pitot tube" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,692, issued on July 7, was assigned to University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh).

"Linear variable differential pitot tube" was invented by Heng Ban (Wexford, Pa.) and Gregory E.J. Kinzler (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear variable differential pitot tube includes a primary solenoid, a first secondary solenoid, a second secondary solenoid, wherein the primary solenoid is positioned in between the first secondary solenoid and the second secondary solenoid, wherein the first secondary solenoid and the first secondary solenoid have identical geometries, and a high permeability ...